Western Michigan to face Michigan State in 2009 at Ford Field

KALAMAZOO -- Western Michigan University will play Michigan State University in football at Ford Field in Detroit on Nov. 7, 2009, pending the finalization of the contract.

MSU released a promotional poster with future schedules this week, listing the '09 game. While WMU director of athletics Kathy Beauregard said the announcement was premature, she said there was no reason this game, officially a home contest for the Broncos, should not happen.

"It's going to happen," Beauregard said, "but we're still negotiating the pieces of the contract."

The Broncos will return the game to Michigan State in 2010.

It will be the second straight year WMU will play a neutral-site game against a Big Ten opponent at Ford Field. The Broncos play Illinois on Nov. 8 this fall.